The Olympics of Euphemisms for "Groin" (#MakeoverMonday)
As part of the #MakeoverMonday series, I reworked a FiveThirtyEight study on what words and phrases different media types use when they are trying (or failing) to avoid saying "groin." For some reason, this is a mild taboo in broadcasting, even though everyone who has ever played sports at any level has gotten hit in the groin at least once. I decided to use an Olympic theme, because we're almost to the kickoff of the Rio Summer Games, and because it gave me the chance to mak